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CBC.caCanadian arms makers get OK to sell to UkraineCBC.caThe Liberal cabinet has given the green light for Canadian defence contractors to sell weapons to Ukraine in a watershed decision which a senior official of that country hopes will influence the…

Rights group calls for fewer curbs on speech, assemblyThe Straits TimesThere should be fewer curbs on statements about ongoing court proceedings – and the rules against prejudicial comments should apply equally to the Government and private citizens, s…

UKIP AM Gareth Bennett barred over ‘hateful’ remarksBBC NewsUKIP AM Gareth Bennett has been barred from speaking in Senedd debates in 2018 following a speech about transgender rights. Mr Bennett refused to apologise for saying society could implode if there was too much “deviation from the norm”. Presiding …

Minnesota’s next senator: Quiet organizer, late to politicsNews1130ST. PAUL, Minn. – The woman who is being touted as Minnesota’s next U.S. senator is a largely behind-the-scenes player who came to elected office late in her career and passed up a major shot at power just a few months ago. Tina Smith isn’t passing a …

Chuka Umunna fears being pushed off a Tube platformBBC NewsChuka Umunna says he avoids standing near the edge of Tube platforms because of worries for his safety. The Labour MP was speaking after the Committee on Standards in Public Life called for a c…

Theresa May ‘dancing to EU’s tune’ over Brexit, says FarageBBC NewsThe UK has “danced to the EU’s tune” during the Brexit negotiations, former UKIP leader Nigel Farage has claimed. In a debate in Strasbourg, he called the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, “Theresa the appeaser”, saying she had “given in on …